[Hokage] Naruko Haze

Somewhere in Konoha's underground facility, it was dark, with only a few flickering candles illuminating the bandaged face of an old man standing in the center of the lobby.Kneeling in front of him was a masked ninja, who was taking out a scroll from his arms and handing it over respectfully.

"Master Danzo, this is a message from Orochimaru."

Danzo took it, unfolded it and looked at it for a while, then nodded slightly: "Very good. Thank you for your hard work, go and call Sai over."

"Yes!" The masked ninja disappeared as soon as he finished speaking.Danzo turned around and walked to the table in the lobby, took out a blank scroll, pondered for a while, and then began to write with a pen.

"Danzo-sama, are you calling me?"

A black-haired, white-skinned young man appeared with a hiss, half kneeling at the entrance of the lobby, with a standard smile on his face.

Danzo glanced at him and said coldly, "Sai, don't laugh like that!"

Sai suppressed his smile and said expressionlessly: "Yes, Danzo-sama. It is said in the book that smiling helps to promote interpersonal relationships. You told me before to have a good relationship with them, so I learned from it."

Danzo snorted: "That's up to you! Tomorrow you should officially form a team with them, come here, I have a task for you!"

Sai appeared in front of Danzo in an instant, and Danzo sealed the scroll in his hand and handed it to him, saying, "After you go to perform that mission tomorrow, find a way to get this to Orochimaru. You are one of my most valued subordinates." ,Do not disappoint me!"

"Yes." After taking the scroll, Sai was about to exit the lobby, but Danzo called to stop him.

"Sai, you remember the most basic principle of being a 'root'."

"Yes. There is no name, no emotion, no past, no future, only tasks." Sai bowed and said.

Danzo nodded: "That's good. Even if you become a companion with them, don't forget this!"

"Yes."

Watching the boy's figure disappear into the darkness, Danzo thought of the girl's face.Will Sai form a team with her... nothing will happen...

Thinking of this, Danzo left the underground facility, and unknowingly came to the Konoha Cemetery again.It is the turn of spring and summer, and the cemetery is very lively with grass growing and warblers flying, sparrows chirping, but as soon as Danzo entered the cemetery, dozens of birds flew away as if they were frightened.

Danzo paused in his footsteps, a look of displeasure flashed across his old face, and he turned around to leave, when a surprise cry suddenly sounded behind him: "Grandpa Bandage!"

This title... Naruko Uzumaki?Danzo looked back in surprise, only to see Naruko running towards him with a smile and waving: "I've been waiting for you for a long time, I didn't expect you to come during the day too!"

"Hmph, there is no rule here that you are not allowed to come during the daytime!" Danzo looked at Naruko, saw that her face was filled with the joy of reuniting with an old friend, and she was slightly puzzled, but soon understood: "It's a shadow clone again!"

"Ah!" Naruko seemed to think of something, and said embarrassedly: "Then can you wait for me for a while, I will call the main body to come over!"

"No need! What are you looking for?" Danzang asked.

"A while ago, a man who laughed very strangely attacked me. He was about my age and claimed to be a 'root' person. I heard that you are also a 'root' person, Grandpa Bandage, so I wanted to ask you. Oh By the way! It was thanks to your help in the matter of the Land of Thunder before, thank you very much!" Naruko bowed to Danzo to thank him.

Danzo's face was a bit complicated, he was silent for a while, and said: "Your intelligence gathering ability is not bad. As for the 'root', if Konoha is a big tree, the 'root' is to support the big tree from the ground, hidden in Konoha The darkness in the shadows. I won’t say much about the rest, that person is my subordinate, he is trustworthy, and you will see him again in the future.”

"Is that so..." Naruko lowered his head in thought.The "root" that operates in the dark...

Danzo looked at the young girl and asked, "I heard that you have mastered the art of immortality?"

"Yes!" Naruko couldn't help showing a smug smile, "It's a pity that I'm not the main body, otherwise I can show you right away!"

"Hmph, what's so interesting!" Danzo's tone was severe: "How can ninjutsu be shown casually!"

Naruko laughed and said, "Grandpa Bandage is not someone else!"

Danzo paused and snorted softly.Having said that, since this Ying has been waiting for him for a long time, he probably still doesn't know about that matter, so he can try to find out what this girl is thinking.Danzang had an idea in his mind and said, "I want to ask you a few questions."

Naruko nodded, smiled and said, "Okay, what do you want to ask me?"

Danzo stared closely at her eyes and asked, "Sasuke Uchiha, what do you think of him?"

Hearing this name, Naruko's smile dimmed: "For the village, he may be rebellious. But to me, even if he did something too much, I still regard him as... the most important thing. friend."

Danzang hummed secretly, and asked again: "Do you want to bring him back?"

Naruko didn't answer immediately, she unconsciously grabbed her fingers and bit her lips, and after a while she said softly, "I want to."

Danzo's tone was coercive, and he continued to ask: "So what if you bring it back? Uchiha, who pursues power, will still deviate from the village! For you, which one is important, a former companion or the village's position!"

Naruko was startled, looked up at Danzo, and asked, "Why are you so sure that Sasuke will leave the village when he comes back? The Sasuke I know is a person with a strong personality and has his own ideas. I will work hard Bring him back, but if Sasuke is unwilling, even if I break his legs, it will not help. Similarly, if Sasuke comes back, it must be his own choice, choosing to live with us. Once he makes a decision, Never change easily!"

Danzo sneered: "Don't change the subject, I'm asking about your position!"

Naruko smiled, although the brows were full of sadness, but her eyes were clear and firm: "It's all important! I never think there is any contradiction between the two!"

"Ridiculous!" Danzo asked aggressively, "What if he wants to do something that hurts the village?"

"Let me stop him!"

"The village asked you to kill him?"

"I will persuade the village to revoke this decision!"

Danzang snorted again, and said, "It's easy to talk about, and when things really happen, we'll see what you do!"

"We'll talk about it when the time comes, anyway, there will always be a solution!" Naruko refused to be outdone.

Seeing what she said, Danzo suddenly asked, "Do you know what task you took today?"

"I don't know, because I stayed here and waited for you before carrying out the mission of the Kingdom of Wind, so..." For some reason, Naruko had a bad premonition.

Danzo chuckled, and said, "Tsunade and Jiraiya also persuaded Koharu and the others to let your seventh class go to perform the Tianjiqiao mission. The goal is to obtain information about Orochimaru and bring back Uchiha Sasuke! He won't come back even if Uchiha's legs are broken, so what do you do now, huh?"

Naruko opened his mouth, but couldn't speak for a while.Teacher Jiraiya and Grandma Tsunade asked her to find Sasuke?Naruko retreated a little in her heart. The scene of meeting Sasuke last time really made her sad. Even Naruko, who has always been optimistic and determined, couldn't stand being treated mercilessly by her most important friend.

but……

Seeing the big one since she was a child, that dark blue lonely back made her reluctant to give up.Even though we never talked or played together when we were young, the existence of the other party is enough. Knowing that there is someone who is similar to me and understands my mood in the world is already a great comfort.What's more, Sasuke later became his companion who fought side by side, and a friend who spent daily life together...

Naruko said seriously: "I will accept the task and find a way to convince Sasuke."

"Persuasion?" Danzo laughed, as if Naruko told a funny joke, "I don't object to this pacifist approach, if it works. But in fact, will the other party listen to you patiently?" ? Or, do you have the illusion to control the other party, the immobilization technique to restrain the other party, or simply beat him immobile and force him to listen to you? Means and violence are the truly effective ways of peace!"

"Do you want to be so extreme?" Naruko was a little surprised, but after thinking about it for a while, he found it reasonable, and couldn't help laughing: "Grandpa Bandage, you are right! I was stabbed before I finished speaking What! It’s a pity that I don’t know illusion and immobilization, so let’s practice how to beat someone until he can’t move, and then talk to him!”

Hearing what she said, Danzo was at a loss for words. Naruko's sunny smile made him uncomfortable for a while, and his tone became impatient: "Forget it, Yumu head! I'm too lazy to talk to you! No matter how you treat Sasuke, As long as you put the interests of the village first, I will not hinder you!"

After finishing speaking, Danzo turned around and left, regardless of Naruko who wanted to say something behind him, he disappeared in an instant.

Why did Grandpa Bandage run so fast... Naruko was a little puzzled. Thinking of the task she was about to perform, she was full of melancholy again, and raised her hand to undo the shadow clone technique.

Naruko trembled slightly as she was rushing to the meeting place, replaying all the experiences in the cemetery in her mind.Although I don't have much confidence in the tasks I will perform, but now I have a feasible method, which is not bad!

"Naruko!" Sakura, who arrived at the meeting point first, saw her from a distance and waved her hand. Naruko greeted her with a smile, and jumped to her side.

"What do you think of tomorrow's mission?" Sakura asked, obviously not in a high mood.

Naruko comforted: "I just thought of a way, and I will discuss it with Captain Yamato later to see if it works."

"I haven't seen you for three years, I don't know about Sasuke..." Xiao Ying's voice was slightly expectant, and her eyes were also a little hazy.

Naruko shook his head: "I met him once before, don't expect him to figure it out, I can only play hard and soft."

"What was Sasuke like then?" Sakura asked with a blushing face.

Naruko recalled: "It looks like a duck with a hoarse voice, it's taller, it has a stinky face, and the clothes are the same style as Orochimaru, which looks weird."

"... Naruko, you really don't understand the heart of a girl." Sakura sighed.

"You guys are chatting very lively, can I join?"

The sudden interjection startled the two of them, Naruko looked back and felt pale: "It's you! That 'root'!"

The man smiled: "Hello, my name is Sai, and I am a new member of the seventh class."

Yamato, who was standing aside, nodded and said, "Yes, the four of us will carry out the Tiandiqiao mission together."

"Wait!" Naruko jumped away from Sai's side, and said vigilantly, "Captain Yamato, this person attacked me before, it's suspicious, you have to ask!"

Sai said with a smile: "Where, I just want to know if the people who are on my team in the future are just idiots, so I tested it a little bit. Your performance is not too bad."

"What, such a condescending tone!" Sakura stood next to Naruko, and said unhappily to Sai, "How can you attack people casually because of this!"

Sai said with a smile: "I don't mean any malice, I just want to say and do this."

"This must be malice!" Sakura clenched her fists, her veins showing faintly, "Are you provoking?"

Sai still had a smile on his face: "Where, why should I provoke an ugly girl like you."

"Stop!" Yamato grabbed Sakura's fist and said seriously, "Sai is indeed a new companion, you should get along well. Besides, Sai, you should be careful when you speak!"

"Yes." Sai nodded, the smile on his face did not change at all, Naruko and Sakura felt very uncomfortable watching, but temporarily suppressed their emotions and listened to Yamato's speech.

Yamato briefly introduced the information of each member, and then said: "Let's discuss tomorrow's mission. According to the information that has been obtained, Scorpio has arranged for a subordinate to be by Orochimaru's side. After we arrive at Tiandi Bridge, I will transform into Scorpio. Communicate with your subordinates in the same way, get information about Orochimaru, then go to Orochimaru’s base to collect as much information as possible, assassinate Orochimaru at the same time, find Uchiha Sasuke and bring it back. I will recall Scorpion’s behavior with Sakura later Behavior should be realistically imitated, and Naruko and Sai must learn to cooperate in combat, understand?"

"Cooperate with this guy?" Naruko turned his head and looked at Sai, full of doubts.

Sai said with a smile: "I have no problem, after all, Naruko, your monotonous fighting style can be seen through at a glance."

Ahh, I really want to punch someone!Naruko suppressed his anger: "Are you dissatisfied with me?"

"I don't have any feelings for you." Sai said with a smile, the black eyes looking at Naruko were calm.

This guy... Naruko was slightly shocked. Although his expression was fake, what he said was indeed sincere.

But it's still very exciting!